Read more 527 groups stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/19187/527-groups.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:49:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69257/gingrich-honors-porn-exec-invites-her-to-intimate-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA group founded by Newt Gingrich has named a porn executive “Entrepreneur of the Year” and invited her to an “intimate event” with the former House speaker, Talking Points Memo reports. “I’m honored, and more than a little surprised,” Allison Vivas responded in a statement. “I'll make sure he walks...http://www.newser.com/story/69257/gingrich-honors-porn-exec-invites-her-to-intimate-event.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 12 Sep 2009 16:11:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37952/mccain-camp-strives-to-skirt-mccain-feingold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJohn McCain is making a concerted effort to get around the campaign finance laws he championed, the New York Times reports. A lawyer who played a key role in defending the reform act known as McCain-Feingold from challenges is now on the McCain team, expertly advising on the loopholes through...http://www.newser.com/story/37952/mccain-camp-strives-to-skirt-mccain-feingold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 20 Sep 2008 7:03:29 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31553/mccain-backers-finding-ways-around-law-he-sponsored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDesperate to keep up with Barack Obama's powerful fundraising apparatus, John McCain’s allies have found ways of skirting the very campaign finance laws the Arizona senator helped write, the Wall Street Journal reports. Republican strategists are pushing donations toward a fund used to elect governors—not subject to dollar limits—...http://www.newser.com/story/31553/mccain-backers-finding-ways-around-law-he-sponsored.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 03 Jul 2008 14:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30550/moveon-axes-big-money-fundraising-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne day after Barack Obama became the first candidate since Watergate to reject general election public financing, a prominent liberal grassroots group has disbanded its 527 operation. "We, like Senator Obama, believe that this election can be won by ordinary Americans giving small donations,” MoveOn said in a statement. This...http://www.newser.com/story/30550/moveon-axes-big-money-fundraising-arm.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Jun 2008 15:17:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30539/swift-boating-fears-for-obama-may-be-premature.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDemocrats fretting over a reprise of the swift boating that marked the 2004 campaign may be hearing false alarms, Politico reports. Third-party organizations, aka 527 groups, have thus far been unable to drum up enough opposition to Barack Obama to fund an offensive. It's early yet, but antagonists like T....http://www.newser.com/story/30539/swift-boating-fears-for-obama-may-be-premature.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Jun 2008 13:35:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/30436/mccain-blasts-obama-for-declining-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFollowing fast on Barack Obama’s decision to abandon public financing, a McCain rep said the Dem has failed “the true test of a candidate”—whether he'll stick to his word, Time reports. But Politico notes that an Obama rep blamed McCain: “Our campaign counsels met, and it was immediately clear...http://www.newser.com/story/30436/mccain-blasts-obama-for-declining-funds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 19 Jun 2008 13:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27860/mccain-to-rely-on-rnc-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLagging behind Barack Obama's fundraising juggernaut, John McCain is planning to rely heavily on the Republican National Committee for general-election cash, the New York Times reports. The RNC has $40 million in the bank, compared with McCain’s $21 million, and has big-gun fundraisers like President Bush lining its coffers. “We...http://www.newser.com/story/27860/mccain-to-rely-on-rnc-money.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 May 2008 9:10:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/27692/mccain-ousts-consultant-over-conflict-of-interest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe McCain campaign gave the boot to veteran conservative consultant yesterday after it came to light that he also was a paid consultant for a tax-exempt political group designed to attack Democratic candidates, Politico reports. The campaign says it never coordinated its activities with the so-called 527 group—which would...http://www.newser.com/story/27692/mccain-ousts-consultant-over-conflict-of-interest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 May 2008 10:35:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14458/interest-groups-gain-in-cash-and-influence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe swift-boating of John Kerry was only the first wave—election spending by groups unaffiliated with the major political parties nearly tripled between 2000 and 2006, the Wall Street Journal reports, to 19% of the total. And the so-called "527" groups, which don't have to disclose their donors, are ramping...http://www.newser.com/story/14458/interest-groups-gain-in-cash-and-influence.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Dec 2007 12:27:29 CST